Despite the messy circumstances surrounding the divorces of Amy Robach and Andrew Shue as well as T.J. Holmes and Marilee Fiebig, both couples are now finding their happy endings.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Amy and T.J. had quietly tied the knot in Arkansas in September after four years of dating.
© Getty ImagesSoon after their relationship was revealed in 2022, it was confirmed that their respective exes, Andrew and Marilee, had become a couple as well. And now, the actor is confirming that they've taken their relationship to the next level.
The Melrose Place actor told People that he and Marilee were officially engaged, with Andrew confirming he popped the question this past spring. "We're very grateful and hopeful," he gushed to the publication.
He additionally quipped: "I don't know how it happened, but there's a happy ending." Andrew spoke of his new project, The Forum, which is a non-partisan grassroots organization intending to create more representation at the legislative level across different political spectrums.
"It's one thing to work on projects that you think can help people and change the world," he continued. "The most important project is your family and building a foundation for your kids and creating a home and showing them a loving relationship they can see and experience." The actor is a proud dad to three sons, and tied the sentiment back to the dissolving of his marriage.
"So I had to accept my own part in marriage not working out for me and in not understanding myself well enough and not understanding what matters in a relationship well enough to find the right person for me, and that has been an extraordinary gift," the actor continued.
© Getty Images"Again, I don't know how it happened, but I can say I'm grateful," additionally noting: "I had to grow through a lot of pain and a lot of struggle and a lot of humility. I think the magic of love is when you go from a need to giving."
He opened up further about his relationship with Marilee, and the extraordinary circumstances it was born from. "You don't know how you meet the person who's right for you. It just happened."
© Getty Images"And you can say how it's just this kind of freak luck that this is how you ended up getting to know that person in a way that would allow you to reveal yourself and for her to reveal herself. And this just happened to be a circumstance that allowed for that."
He explained that their connection simply resulted from them being able to support each other at a particularly vulnerable point in their lives, when their exes' relationship and supposed affair went public. "I don't think there was anything other than this just happened to be our way of getting to know each other and being able to share ourselves with each other in a time where we both needed a friend."
© Getty ImagesAndrew continued: "There's an equilibrium. It happened in my personal life and I think it's happening in the country right now. We've been through a lot and we're ready to balance it out, but it's only going to happen through collective action and if we turn back towards each other."
